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Building the Industry &Building Brands from Knowledge
GfKPowerful, accurate, continuous insights
MRAExperienced
industry experts
BMFThe voice of the
industry
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Introduction 5
Trading day differences explained 6
Overview 7
BMBI Expert Panel 8-9
Monthly data:
Monthly index chart, unadjusted and adjusted for trading day differences 10
Monthly BMBI indices, by category 11
April index chart, by category 12
Monthly year-on-year chart, unadjusted and adjusted for trading day differences 13
April year-on-year sales index chart, by category 14
April v March sales index chart, by category 15
April v March average sales a day index chart, by category 16
Quarterly data:
Quarterly BMBI indices, by category 17
Quarter 1 index chart, unadjusted and adjusted for trading day differences 18
Quarter 1 index chart, by category 19
Quarter 1 average sales a day index chart, by category 20
Quarterly indices, by category 21-23
Quarter 1 year-on-year chart, unadjusted and adjusted for trading days 24
Quarter 1 year-on-year sales index chart, by category 25
Quarter 1 year-on-year average sales a day index chart, by category 26
Quarter 1 v Quarter 4 sales index chart, by category 27
Quarter 1 v Quarter 4 average sales a day index chart, by category 28 Continued over the page…
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Other periods:
Year to date index chart, by category 29
Year to date average sales a day index chart, by category 30
Rolling 12 months compared with previous 12 months chart, by category
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Monthly Category Charts:
Timber & Joinery Products 32
Heavy Building Materials 32
Decorating 33
Tools 33
Workwear & Safetywear 34
Ironmongery 34
Landscaping 35
Plumbing Heating & Electrical 35
Renewables & Water Saving 36
Kitchens & Bathrooms 36
Miscellaneous 37
Services 37
Trading days 38
Methodology 39 – 41
Contacts 42
Quarterly reports contain additional analysis, macro-economic factors and expert comments. Click the images below to read or download the Q1 2020 report.
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This Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report contains data from GfK’s ground-breaking Builders Merchants Panel, which analyses data from over80% of generalist builders’ merchants’ sales throughout Great Britain. GfK’s Builders Merchant Point of Sale Tracking Data sets a gold standard inreliable market trends. Unlike data from sources based on relatively small samples or estimates, or sales from suppliers to the supply chain, this up-to-date data is based on actual sales from merchants to builders and other trades. It’s therefore a very good proxy for housing RMI.
BMBI trend data is indexed on the 12 month period July 2014 to June 2015. The monthly series tracks what is happening in the market month by monthand includes an in-depth review every quarter. This trend series gives the industry access to far more accurate and comprehensive insights than thatavailable to other construction sectors.
MRA Marketing produces the Builders Merchant Building Index, a brand of the BMF, to communicate to the wider market as the voice of the industry aswell as the voice of individual Expert Brands: eCommonSense, British Gypsum, Wienerberger, Midland Lead, Polypipe, The Crystal Group, Keylite RoofWindows, Hanson Cement, Keystone Lintels, Knauf Insulation, Talasey Group, Heatrae Sadia (Baxi Heating UK), Dulux Trade and Lakes.
Further recognition for BMBIOne of the aims of BMBI is to reach across and beyond construction. It’s now syndicated to a growing number of trade magazines in different sectors ona regular basis. Outside the industry, economists, banks, consultancies, investment bodies and the big accountants regularly refer to it and BMBI isreferenced alongside the Office for National Statistics (ONS) data in the Government Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)monthly construction update. From time to time, news outlets, including the BBC contacts BMBI Experts and MRA for commentary on the industry.
More data availableThis BMBI report provides valuable top-level indices but there’s considerably more data available. GfK insights go much deeper and include sales valuedata. GfK can quantify market values and drill down into contributing categories, tracing product group performance, to focus on aspects that arecritical to you.
GfK can also produce robust like-for-like market comparability tailored to the requirements of an individual business. As more merchants join to submittheir monthly sales-out data the quality of this information can only become more extensive and rigorous. Merchants or suppliers who are interested inacquiring data or getting involved should contact Emile van der Ryst at [email protected].
Introduction
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BMBI reports track changes in Merchants’ performance over a variety of time periods. However, the number of trading days in a period can change how we judge relative performance. More trading days in a month could boost total sales, whereas the level of sales a day could be lower.
So, it’s useful to also show average sales a day so we can compare apples with apples. Where trading days are different, we include two charts for the particular period under review:
The first of the two charts directly compares revenue in the two periods, regardless of the number of trading days. Total Builders Merchants sales (the red column) were 7.4%.lower.
Direct comparison of sales indices: Average sales a day indices comparison:
In the second chart, revenue has been divided by the number of trading days. In this example, revenue in November 2019 has been divided by 21 days, revenue November 2018 by 22 days and the results compared, showing a 3.0% fall in Total Builders Merchants sales activity (the red column) stripped of trading day differences.
The charts provide two valid views of the same data. Direct comparisons (on the left) show what happened in absolute numbers – average sales a day (on the right) enables trading day differences to be set aside.
Trading day differences explained
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Total Builders Merchants sales in
April were down 76.3% compared
with April 2019. All categories saw heavy falls. Tools (-90.0%)
was hit hardest
Overview
April sales collapse under Covid-19 lockdown
This month’s BMBI report is unlike any other. The Government enforced Covid-19 lockdown came late in March, so had a limited impact last month. However, April took the full force, with many trades not working and most merchants temporarily closing branches or providing a restricted service only for essential sectors or emergencies. As a result, this report contains unprecedented figures
Year-on-Year
Total Builders Merchants value sales in April were down 76.3% compared with April 2019. All categories saw heavy falls, with Workwear & Safetywear least affected (-60.2%), and Tools (-90.0%) hit hardest. Kitchens & Bathrooms (-86.8%) and Decorating (-81.6%) were also particularly weak.
Month-on-Month
Total merchant value sales in April were 72.1% below March 2020, with two less trading days this month. All categories were severely hit with Services (-59.0%) and Landscaping (-64.5%) the least affected. Tools (-87.4%) and Kitchens & Bathrooms (-85.3%) were weakest. Average sales a day, which removes trading day differences, were 69.3% lower overall than in March
Other periods
Sales in the first four months of 2020 were 25.2% lower than in January to April 2019, with one more trading day this year. Workwear & Safetywear (+4.4%) was the only category that sold more – having experienced a significant uplift in March driven by strong demand for protective equipment. The two weakest categories were Tools (-31.5%) and Timber & Joinery Products (-28.7%). Average sales a day in the first four months were 26.0% lower than last year.
The 12 months May 2019 to April 2020 were down 9.9% on the same period a year earlier. Three categories sold more, led by Workwear & Safetywear (+5.0%). Tools (-15.8%) and Timber & Joinery Products (-12.3%) did least well.
Index
April’s BMBI index was 29.0 and all categories were well down.
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The Expert PanelSpeaking for their markets - 1
The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) includes a growing panel of industry Experts. In each quarterly report they comment on the market, with a particular focus on the story behind the trends. Experts are leading brands, or brands aspiring to become leaders, who are the voice of their markets.
The Q1 2020 report, which includes commentary from our experts is available here
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Meet the Builders Merchant Building Index Experts:
Expert for Drylining Systems:
Stacey Temprell, Marketing Director British Gypsum
Read latest comment: Q1 2020 Report
Expert for Civils & Green Infrastructure:
Steve Durdant-Hollamby, Managing Director Polypipe Civils
Read latest Comment: Q1 2020 Report
Expert for Lead:
Lynn StreetSales & Marketing Manager Midland Lead
Read latest Comment: Q1 2020 Report
Kevin Tolson, Commercial Director Wienerberger UK
Read latest Comment: Q1 2020 Report
Expert for Bricks & Roof Tiles:Expert for Website & Product Data Management Solutions:
Andy ScothernManaging DirectoreCommonSense
Read latest Comment: Q1 2020 Report
Expert for Roof Windows:
John DuffinManaging DirectorKeylite Roof Windows
Read latest Comment: Q1 2020 Report
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Expert for Shower Enclosures and Showering:
Mike TattamSales & Marketing DirectorLakes
Read latest Comment: Q1 2020 Report
The Expert PanelSpeaking for their markets - 2
Expert for Steel Lintels:
Derrick McFarland Managing DirectorKeystone Lintels
Read latest Comment: Q1 2020 Report
Expert for Mineral Wool Insulation:
Neil Hargreaves Managing DirectorKnauf Insulation
Read latest Comment: Q1 2020 Report
Expert for Water Heating:
Jeff House Head of External Affairs Baxi Heating UK (incorporating Heatrae Sadia)
Read latest Comment: Q1 2020 Report
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Expert for Cement & Aggregates:
Andrew Simpson Packed Products DirectorHanson Cement
Read latest Comment: Q1 2020 Report
Expert for Natural Stone Landscaping Products,Vitrified Paving & Artificial Grass:
Malcolm Gough Group Sales & Marketing DirectorTalasey Group
Read latest Comment: Q1 2020 Report
Expert for Paint:
Paul RoughanTrade Merchants Sales DirectorDulux Trade
Read latest Comment: Q1 2020 Report
Expert for PVC-U Windows & Doors:
Kevin MorganGroup Commercial DirectorThe Crystal Group
Read latest Comment: Q1 2020 Report
If you have a finger on the pulse of your industry sector and would like to join the Expert panel, please contact Tom Rigby at MRA Marketing:[email protected]
Interested in joining our panel of Experts?:
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Monthly: IndexAdjusted and unadjusted for trading days
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Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to April 2020
Jan2020
Oct2019
Apr2020
Jul2019
Jan2019
Oct2018
Apr2019
Jul2018
Jan2018
Oct2017
Apr2018
Jul2017
Jan2017
Oct2016
Apr2017
Jul2016
Jan2016
Apr2016
Oct2015
Jul2015
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Monthly: Index and CategoriesApril 2019* – April 2020 (Indexed on monthly average, July 2014 – June 2015)
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Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to April 2020
*Click the web link below to see the complete series of indices from July 2015.
2019 2020
MONTHLY SALES VALUE INDEX Index Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Total Builders Merchants 100 122.4 129.8 117.7 133.3 118.2 119.4 126.8 114.1 78.4 105.3 107.6 103.8 29.0
Timber & Joinery Products 100 123.3 128.9 119.3 131.9 118.1 120.5 128.8 115.9 77.4 107.2 104.9 100.8 25.8
Heavy Building Materials 100 121.3 129.4 116.5 132.8 117.5 119.3 126.3 112.5 76.3 103.8 106.2 104.4 30.7
Decorating 100 110.1 115.5 108.5 124.7 113.6 112.9 122.7 113.7 81.6 104.9 105.8 96.7 20.3
Tools 100 100.0 104.9 97.2 107.3 97.7 100.4 113.7 103.9 70.3 94.8 96.2 80.0 10.0
Workwear & Safetywear 100 95.8 100.5 99.5 109.1 97.3 111.7 135.4 135.1 83.2 119.9 128.0 139.3 38.1
Ironmongery 100 123.2 128.4 118.6 134.0 121.6 121.7 132.9 119.9 88.4 118.4 115.9 103.8 27.4
Landscaping 100 154.6 171.1 146.7 165.5 136.8 125.5 120.2 99.0 66.7 90.5 105.5 111.7 39.6
Plumbing, Heating & Electrical 100 118.7 121.3 110.8 124.9 112.9 126.0 143.0 135.9 98.5 128.9 126.9 107.1 26.3
Renewables & Water Saving 100 66.1 63.6 74.8 78.3 79.6 77.5 76.7 74.2 54.1 79.7 88.0 69.9 15.0
Kitchens & Bathrooms 100 115.9 117.3 113.6 130.2 117.4 119.5 128.7 126.7 88.3 111.4 120.1 104.0 15.3
Miscellaneous 100 114.2 123.1 114.6 136.8 119.6 128.7 132.4 121.9 90.8 120.3 115.1 152.9 36.9
Services 100 113.6 121.8 106.5 125.6 116.0 113.2 122.7 113.1 87.2 100.1 103.2 102.7 42.2
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Monthly: Index and CategoriesApril 2020 index
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Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to April 2020
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Categories outperforming
Categories underperforming
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Monthly: Sales Indices Year on YearAdjusted and unadjusted for trading days
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Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to April 2020
Jan2020
Oct2019
Apr2020
Jul2019
Jan2019
Oct2018
Apr2019
Jul2018
Jan2018
Oct2017
Apr2018
Jul2017
Jan2017
Oct2016
Apr2017
Jul2016
Jan2016
Apr2016
Oct2015
Jul2015
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Monthly: This Year v Last YearApril 2020 sales indices
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Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to April 2020
©BMBI 2020 Categories outperforming
Categories underperforming
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Monthly: This Month v Last MonthApril 2020 sales indices
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Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to April 2020
©BMBI 2020 Categories outperforming
Categories underperforming
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Monthly: This Month v Last MonthApril 2020 average sales a day indices
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Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to April 2020
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Average sales a day – two less trading days this month*
Categories outperforming
Categories underperforming
*Some merchants temporarily closed branches in April 2020 and this will have affected trading day comparisons.
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Quarterly: Index and CategoriesQuarter 1 2019* to Quarter 1 2020(Indexed on July 2014 to June 2015)
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*Click the web link below to see the complete series of quarterly indices from Q2, 2015.
Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to March 2020
QUARTERLY SALES VALUE INDEX Index Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 2019 Q1 2020
Total Builders Merchants 100 113.1 123.3 123.6 106.4 105.6
Timber & Joinery Products 100 117.4 123.8 123.5 107.4 104.3
Heavy Building Materials 100 112.1 122.4 123.2 105.0 104.8
Decorating 100 108.0 111.4 117.1 106.0 102.5
Tools 100 103.5 100.7 101.8 96.0 90.3
Workwear & Safetywear 100 103.9 98.6 106.0 117.9 129.1
Ironmongery 100 121.3 123.4 125.8 113.8 112.7
Landscaping 100 105.7 157.5 142.6 95.3 102.6
Plumbing, Heating & Electrical 100 130.6 117.0 121.3 125.8 121.0
Renewables & Water Saving 100 72.8 68.2 78.5 68.3 79.2
Kitchens & Bathrooms 100 116.7 115.6 122.3 114.6 111.9
Miscellaneous 100 117.2 117.3 128.4 115.0 129.5
Services 100 101.4 114.0 118.3 107.7 102.0
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Quarterly: IndexAdjusted and unadjusted for trading days
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Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to March 2020
Q4 2019
Q22019
Q12019
Q32019
Q22018
Q12018
Q32018
Q4 2018
Q4 2017
Q22017
Q12017
Q32017
Q22016
Q12016
Q32016
Q4 2016
Q32015
Q4 2015
Indexed on July 2014 to June 2015
Q1 2020
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Quarterly: Index and CategoriesQ1 2020 index
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Categories outperforming
Categories underperforming
©BMBI 2020
Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to March 2020Indexed on July 2014 to June 2015
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Quarterly: Index and CategoriesQ1 2020 average sales a day index
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Categories outperforming
Categories underperforming
©BMBI 2020
Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to March 2020Indexed on July 2014 to June 2015
Average sales a day – one more trading day this quarter
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Quarterly: Index and CategoriesQuarterly indices
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©BMBI 2020
Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to March 2020Indexed on July 2014 to June 2015
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Quarterly: Index and CategoriesQuarterly indices
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©BMBI 2020
Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to March 2020Indexed on July 2014 to June 2015
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Quarterly: Index and CategoriesQuarterly indices
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©BMBI 2020
Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to March 2020Indexed on July 2014 to June 2015
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Quarterly: Sales IndicesAdjusted and unadjusted for trading days
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©BMBI 2020
Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to March 2020
Q4 2019
Q22019
Q12019
Q32019
Q22018
Q12018
Q32018
Q4 2018
Q4 2017
Q22017
Q12017
Q32017
Q22016
Q12016
Q32016
Q4 2016
Q32015
Q4 2015
Q1 2020
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Quarterly: This Year v Last YearQ1 2020 sales indices
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©BMBI 2020
Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to March 2020
Categories outperforming
Categories underperforming
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Quarterly: This Year v Last YearQ1 2020 average sales a day indices
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Categories outperforming
Categories underperforming ©BMBI 2020
Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to March 2020
Average sales a day – one more trading day this year
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Quarterly: Quarter on QuarterQ1 2020 sales indices
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©BMBI 2020
Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to March 2020
Categories outperforming
Categories underperforming
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Quarterly: Quarter on QuarterQ1 2020 average sales a day indices
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©BMBI 2020
Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to March 2020
Categories outperforming
Categories underperforming
Average sales a day – five more trading days in Q1
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Year to date: Year on YearLast 4 months sales indices
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©BMBI 2020
Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to April 2020
Categories outperforming
Categories underperforming
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Year to date: Year on YearLast 4 months average sales a day indices
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©BMBI 2020
Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to April 2020
Average sales a day – one more trading day this year*
Categories outperforming
Categories underperforming
*Some merchants temporarily closed branches in April 2020 and this will have affected trading day comparisons.
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Last 12 Months: Year on YearRolling 12 months sales indices
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July 2015 to April 2020
Categories outperforming
Categories underperforming
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Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to April 2020
Indexed on July 2014 – June 2015
Monthly: IndicesApril 2020
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Oct18
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Jul18
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Oct17
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Jul17
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Oct16
Jan17
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Oct15
Indexed on July 2014 – June 2015
Jul15
Apr20
Oct19
Jan20
Jul19
Apr19
Oct18
Jan19
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Oct17
Jan18
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Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to April 2020
Monthly: IndicesApril 2020
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Indexed on July 2014 – June 2015Indexed on July 2014 – June 2015
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Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to April 2020
Indexed on July 2014 – June 2015Indexed on July 2014 – June 2015
Monthly: IndicesApril 2020
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Apr20
Oct19
Jan20
Jul19
Apr19
Oct18
Jan19
Jul18
Apr18
Oct17
Jan18
Jul17
Apr17
Oct16
Jan17
Jul16
Apr16
Jan16
Oct15
Jul15
Oct19
Jan20
Jul19
Apr19
Oct18
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Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to April 2020
Monthly: IndicesApril 2020
©BMBI 2020 ©BMBI 2020
Indexed on July 2014 – June 2015Indexed on July 2014 – June 2015
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Oct19
Jan20
Jul19
Apr19
Oct18
Jan19
Jul18
Apr18
Oct17
Jan18
Jul17
Apr17
Oct16
Jan17
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Apr16
Jan16
Oct15
Jul15
Oct19
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Jul19
Apr19
Oct18
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Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to April 2020
Monthly: IndicesApril 2020
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Indexed on July 2014 – June 2015 Indexed on July 2014 – June 2015
Apr20
Oct19
Jan20
Jul19
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Oct18
Jan19
Jul18
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Oct17
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Jul17
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Oct19
Jan20
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Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to April 2020
Indexed on July 2014 – June 2015 Indexed on July 2014 – June 2015
Monthly: IndicesApril 2020
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Source: GfK’sBuilders MerchantsTotal Category Report
July 2015 to April 2020
Monthly Quarterly Half Year Full Year
Index: 20.8 Index: 62.4 Index: 125 Index: 250
2015 2015 2015
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Q3 Q4 H2
22 20 22 22 21 17 64 60 124
2016 2016 2016
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 H1 H2
20 21 21 21 20 22 21 22 22 21 22 17 62 63 65 60 125 125
2017 2017 2017
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 H1 H2
21 20 23 18 21 22 21 22 21 22 22 16 64 61 64 60 125 124
2018 2018 2018
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 H1 H2
22 20 21 20 21 21 22 22 20 23 22 15 63 62 64 60 125 124
2019 2019 2019
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 H1 H2
22 20 21 20 21 20 23 21 21 23 21 15 63 61 65 59 124 124
2020 2020 2020
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 H1 H2
22 20 22 20 64
2020
248
2016
2017
2018
2019
250
249
249
*Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, some merchants temporarily closed branches in the period March to April 2020, hence their trading days may have differed from the standard numbers shown above.
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GfK’s PanelGeneralist Builders Merchant Panel (GBM’s)
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GfK’s Product CategoriesReports cover category headline values & in-depth, brand-level insights
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Timber & Joinery Products
Timber
Sheet Materials
Cladding
Flooring & Flooring Accessories
Mouldings
Stairs & Stairparts
Window & Frames
Doors/Door Frames
Heavy Building Materials
Bricks Blocks & Damp Proofing
Drainage/Civils/Guttering
Lintels
Cement/Aggregate/Cement Accs
Concrete Mix/Products
Plasters Plasterboards and Accessories
Roofing Products
Insulation
Cement Mixers/Mixing Buckets Products
Builders Metalwork
Other Heavy Building Equipment/Material
Decorating
Paint/Woodcare
Paint Brushes Rollers & Pads
Adhesives/Sealants/Fillers
Tiles And Tiling Accessories
Decoration Preparation & Decorating Sundries
Wall Coverings
Tools
Hand Tools
Power Tools
Power Tool Accessories
Ladders & Access Equipment
Workwear And Safetywear
Clothing
Safety Equipment
Ironmongery
Fixings And Fastenings
Security
Other Ironmongery
Landscaping
Garden Walling/Paving
Driveways/Block Paving/Kerbs
Decorative Aggregates
Fencing And Gates
Decking
Other Gardening Equipment
Plumbing Heating & Electrical
Plumbing Equipment
Boilers Tanks & Accessories
Heating Equipment/Water Heaters/Temperature
Control/Air Treatment
Radiators And Accessories
Electrical Equipment
Lighting And Light Bulbs
Renewables And Water Management
Water Saving
Renewables & Ventilation
Kitchens & Bathrooms
Bathroom (Including Showering)
Fitted Kitchens
Major Appliances
Miscellaneous
Cleaning/Domestic/Personal
Automotive
Glass
Other Furniture & Shelving
Other Misc
Services
Toolhire / Hire Services
Other Services
Heavyside
Bricks
Insulation
Lightside
Emulsion Paints (incl. Masonry & Base)
Trim Paints
Primers/Undercoats
Woodcare
Adhesives
Sealants
Fillers/PU Foam
Tile Fixing (Adhesives/Grout)
Headline values available
In-depth product group reporting
Monthly sales values, volumes, pricing analysis & distribution facts available by brand and key product features.
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Lucia Di Stazio
Managing Director
+44 (0) 1453 521621
Tom Rigby
Commercial Manager
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Emile van der Ryst
Senior Client Insight Manager - Trade
+44 (0) 20 7890 9615
Neil Frackiewicz
Head of Retail UK
+44 (0) 20 7890 9123
Nyssa Patel
Industry Analyst / Economist
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